Chapter six hundred and fiftieth eight: Laozi also has virtue
After the rules were drawn up, things became easier to handle.!
Lists were drawn up one by one in the province and government. There were merchants, scholars, gentry, and even some skilled craftsmen. There were several schools teaching miscellaneous subjects.
Generally, candidates are selected by the government first. After the selection, Pegasus reports to the governor's yamen, and the governor's yamen then starts selecting people from the lists of each government.
It's just that time is short and preparation is slightly insufficient. In order to rush for time, we can only choose the candidate as soon as possible.
Immediately afterwards, in front of a huge mansion in Hangzhou City, officers came to the door and immediately handed over an invitation with a red background.
The owner of the house is the largest shipyard owner in Hangzhou, named Wang Chuan. His business has been very large in recent years. Although his main business is the shipyard, he is also involved in many other businesses. One of the characteristics of this Wang owner is that he is generous and generous.
It was very generous. For example, during the last time there was trouble, he spent 70,000 taels of silver to provide food for the people on the streets. As for the widening of many rivers, he also contributed a lot.
After the red invitation was delivered, it was naturally delivered to Wang Chuan's hands immediately. When Wang Chuan saw it, his face turned red with shock.
You must understand that although Mr. Wang has a huge fortune and employs six to seven thousand workers and apprentices, he is extremely wealthy. In the shipbuilding business, there are hundreds of millions of people stomping around in his shipbuilding industry.
The ground will shake.
But a merchant is a merchant, no matter what you do, you are still a merchant. When Emperor Taizu was here, Wang Chuan was just a fart, even worse than a fart. Any little bookkeeper in the county could eat him to death.
Damn, even though you have a lot of money, you still have to wear silk clothes at home. When you go out, you have to give a smile to everyone you see. You may be finished if someone sues you.
Although the treatment of merchants was better after Taizu, for example, merchants could wear silk clothes openly on the streets, and they could also ride in sedans when traveling. No one cared about it anyway. But although the customs were relaxed, it did not mean that you could jump.
At least in the eyes of the government, you are still worse than shit. Even when you meet the gentry, they can deal with you as they want based on their connections and connections.
Of course, after the implementation of the New Deal in Zhejiang Province, the status of merchants has improved to a certain extent, but the social environment also has its limitations.
But now, the signature under this invitation is the Governor's Yamen, and it is also stamped with the Governor's Yamen's seal. The main message is that I have heard of your name for a long time, and the Zhejiang Governor's Yamen will hold the CPPCC on a certain day in Ruyifang Dong'an Hall.
Mr. Xu, the Minister of Household Affairs, will personally preside over the consultation. I hope Mr. Wang can come.
Wang Chuan was so excited that he couldn't even hold the invitation in his hand. The governor's office invited me to a meeting, and Mr. Xu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, personally presided over the negotiation with him. This... this... honors the ancestors.
Wang Chuan burst into tears. Although he has seen a lot in the past few years, even the prefect has dealt with him, but dealing with people is all about dealing with people. If someone has something to do, it is impossible to negotiate with you. What are you, you are nothing.
At this point, even Wang Chuan knows that he is just a businessman, a lowly businessman. He is already satisfied and feels decent enough to be able to deal with the prefect's yamen. Does he have the right to speak for himself when discussing this kind of matter?
But now, someone actually sent an invitation.
My ancestors accumulated good deeds...
"Come, come..." Wang Chuan shouted, saying: "Quickly, frame this invitation quickly. After it is framed, post it in the hall. Also, please invite Zhou Dongjia and Zhao
When a few people from the shop came, they said that the master invited them to have tea, yes, tea, right in this hall."
What does it mean to be a nouveau riche? This is the mentality of the nouveau riche. Don’t dislike it. After all, you have no foundation. After all, apart from being rich, you are only left with loneliness, so face is the most important thing.
It's like a noble doesn't need to show off, because his illustrious family background is destined to be prominent for a while, so this kind of people often don't pretend to be pretentious. There's no point in pretending. You will spend your whole life dealing with the nobles.
, as for the other people, I'm afraid you won't even look at him. When you were studying, you were studying in the clan's school. After you finished studying, you were still hanging around in the aristocratic circle, and you wouldn't have any interaction with ordinary people.
, any of your pretentious behavior is meaningless.
But the nouveau riche is different. The nouveau riche was poor before, and your neighbors were also poor. Most of your former classmates and friends also had ordinary family backgrounds. When you become rich, how can you show that you have money and status?
The only way? The only way is to do all kinds of weird things, such as buying a car for transportation. If you buy a car, you will have a bad face. He will not look down on ordinary carriages. If you want to buy one, buy the most expensive one without a few pieces of gold on it.
Brick, you are too embarrassed to say hello to anyone.
Framing the invitations and placing them in this hall is also an act of pretentiousness. On the one hand, it is a constant reminder to myself that I am no longer an ordinary person. I have truly made a fortune. On the other hand, it is also a form of pretentiousness.
It is for others to see. If others don’t praise it a few times, they will always feel empty in their hearts. The so-called wealth will not return to the hometown, just like walking at night in brocade clothes. In fact, this is the same mentality. If you don’t show off your awesomeness, what’s the use?
But it's different for nobles. They've been very powerful since they were born. They can't deal with poor people. They've long been accustomed to the kind of fine clothes and fine food. Naturally, there's no need for this.
But in comparison, the nouveau riche has at least worked hard to accumulate his own wealth. No matter what method he uses, he is at least the richest generation. As for those elegant nobles, they also rely on sucking human blood for a living, but they only rely on his blood.
, the benefits of a nouveau riche like Wang Chuan are much greater than those of the so-called nobles.
One after another, people accepted the invitations, and soon after, the whole Zhejiang was shocked. Those who were invited naturally wanted to publicize it everywhere, hoping that people all over the world would know. The intensity of the publicity was unprecedented, so everyone was looking forward to it.
Most people naturally have no delusions in expecting this invitation to be sent, but whenever they have the opportunity, they hide at home every day without leaving the door, waiting for someone to send the invitation.
The faces of those who received it naturally lit up and they shouted everywhere. It was as if their faces were covered with gold foil and their tails were raised to the sky.
But when I didn't receive it, I started to wonder, why did they receive it and I couldn't?
Many people are even full of dissatisfaction. In terms of wealth, they are no less than others, and in terms of the scale of the workshop on hand, they are no worse than others. But why is he the only one who received the invitation and not himself?
Over in Ningbo, Liu Wenlong, the tycoon of the iron workshop, was so unconvinced.
Who is he? He has dozens of workshops here in Ningbo. Not only that, but his shares in Ruyifang are also quite large. Compared to Wang Chuan, his wealth is at least twice as much. As a man in the steel industry
Although the giants are not as capital-rich as the Tianjin Manufacturing Bureau, they are among the first-class figures in Zhejiang Province.
Liu Wenlong is jealous. It is impossible not to be jealous. In the past, there was no such thing as the CPPCC, but now that there is one, others have a share, but he has no share. He has always regarded himself as a wealthy businessman in Zhejiang Province.
He consciously feels that he is very good, but now he has no place for himself, and he feels that his level has suddenly disappeared. In his words, he cannot afford to disgrace this person.
They must be related, they must be bribed by the government, yes, they must be.
Thinking of this, Liu Wenlong was very angry. He had also paid a visit to the Ningbo Magistrate, but people said that although the Magistrate's Yamen also reported his name, it was a pity that the Governor's Yamen did not approve it. The result is naturally conceivable. They did not approve it.
, naturally he has no share.
Unexpectedly, Liu Wenlong walked to the governor's office because of the relationship. Liu Wenlong burst into tears and quickly ordered someone to investigate. No matter what, he had to find out what the relationship was. If he didn't find out, he would not feel at ease.
Moreover, it is said that the CPPCC will meet every month in the future and will be replaced every year. Although there is no hope this year, he is determined to win next year, so he must find out. Only after he finds out, can he try his best to unblock it.
"Master, master..." The housekeeper hurriedly came over.
As soon as he saw the housekeeper coming back, Liu Wenlong immediately cheered up and stood up suddenly, saying: "What, have you found out, what relationship did they find, and how did they unblock it? Tell me quickly, tell me quickly."
The housekeeper said: "Because we were not notified in advance, most people didn't know about this matter before. Even if it was rectified, they didn't have time to rectify it. I checked carefully and found that no one was involved."
"How is it possible, how is it possible, why does the Liu family have a share, why does the Zhu family have a share, why does the innkeeper named #阝 also have a share, why do you no longer have a share when you come to the master? You won't be perfunctory.
Is it something?"
The steward smiled bitterly and said: "But the villain really found out something. It is said that the people who can be selected this time are all ordinary virtuous businessmen. The governor's Yamen will evaluate them based on this standard, let's talk about the ones who open inns#
Zang Xian, didn't he support disabled workers and apprentices at the beginning of this year? He waved his hand and took out four thousand taels of silver. Later, when the school wanted to raise some money for student aid, he also took it in bits and pieces.
More than a thousand taels of silver came out. There is also the Zhu family. Needless to say, his family always contributes to porridge and money distribution. This is famous..."
So that's it. The wealthy Liu Wenlong felt that he had been cheated, and then he said very proudly: "Pay more attention in the future. Next time you have something to do like helping students or giving soup, say hello to the master. I won't do anything this year. Just
Damn, you’re doing this. Fifty thousand silver is not enough. If it’s not enough, one hundred thousand. The master has plenty of silver. All he wants is this face. Do you understand? Forget it, it’s better to let someone take charge of this matter. You’re busy with things.
If you are negligent and it turns out to be bad, let Accountant Zhao take the responsibility. Master, I will also be a virtuous businessman this year."
The profiteers are all virtuous, so what, brothers with votes, Tiger is the real deal.